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does anyone have a straight forward guide or any tips to removing the fan holder/separator on a mac pro 2008
thebonuslevel said:does anyone have a straight forward guide or any tips to removing the fan holder/separator on a mac pro 2008
thebonuslevel said:On the top compartment that houses the PSU and the optical drive sled. In between them is a metal plate with a fan attached. It is rather difficult to remove, to the point where I am about to just dremel the thing out. I was wondering if anyone has removed this before and if they had any tips or obvious solutions that I am just overlooking.
ptmays said:hardmantosh
I dont have any good news to report on getting this divider out. The fan you can just cut the rubber mounts the divider has 2 screws at the bottom 2 nuts at the top and 4 rivits at the top that you can not get to to drill out. I did manage to take the shelf out unbolt everything and drill out the 2 rivits you can see and work the part back and forth till the other 2 rivits broke. It is not a pleasant task but it can be done, and it does give you a lot more room to work. Good luck
ptmays said:sorry hardmantosh
I looked at the wrong post that was for thebonuslevel's question